Get golf club tubes. (They're black plastic tubes about 36 inches long with a diameter of about 1-1/8 inches) You can get them at Walmart for about 64 cents each.
It is important to have a different color for each note to make it easier to recognize each length. Hardware stores often sell packages of varied colored tapes. I have also used colored duck/duct tape that works well and is very durable.
Cut the golf tubes slowly with a radial arm saw, very sharp scissors (I never had much luck with scissors), or a hack saw. I found a good small saw at Home Depot. It was about $10.00. Wrap wide colored tape on ends - a different color for each note. On the C's I had a wide strip (4") for the low C and a narrow red (1 or 2") for the high C. I wrote the name of the note on the tape in permanent pen. Here are the lengths
C (narrow red) 11 7/8 inches A (purple) 14 1/4 G (dark green) 16 1/2 or 16 1/8 E (yellow) 19 1/2 D (orange) 21 7/8 C (wide red) 24 5/8 or 24 3/4 F (light green) 18 1/4 B (fuscia) 12 3/4
Two G's can be cut from one tube (with at the most, 1 inch of waste) D and high C can be cut from one tub (exactly) E and A can be cut from the same tub (exactly) F and B can be cut from the same tube Low C takes one tube and the other part is waste.
It is important to use the exact colors if you use the "Boomwhacker Games" cd and some of the other boomwacker books. They tell what color boomwhackers to use when.
Get golf club tubes. (They're black plastic tubes about 36 inches long
with a diameter of about 1-1/8 inches) You can get them at Walmart for
about 64 cents each.
It is important to have a different color for each note to make it easier
to recognize each length. Hardware stores often sell packages of varied
colored tapes. I have also used colored duck/duct tape that works well
and is very durable.
Cut the golf tubes slowly with a radial arm saw, very sharp scissors (I
never had much luck with scissors), or a hack saw. I found a good small
saw at Home Depot. It was about $10.00. Wrap wide colored tape on ends
- a different color for each note. On the C's I had a wide strip (4")
for the low C and a narrow red (1 or 2") for the high C. I wrote the
name of the note on the tape in permanent pen. Here are the lengths
C (narrow red) 11 7/8 inches
A (purple) 14 1/4
G (dark green) 16 1/2 or 16 1/8
E (yellow) 19 1/2
D (orange) 21 7/8
C (wide red) 24 5/8 or 24 3/4
F (light green) 18 1/4
B (fuscia) 12 3/4
Two G's can be cut from one tube (with at the most, 1 inch of waste)
D and high C can be cut from one tub (exactly)
E and A can be cut from the same tub (exactly)
F and B can be cut from the same tube
Low C takes one tube and the other part is waste.
It is important to use the exact colors if you use the "Boomwhacker
Games" cd and some of the other boomwacker books. They tell what color
boomwhackers to use when.
If anyone has any questions, let me know.
Denise from SC
theduchess2@juno.com